Chapter 37
With Li Yun’s help, Xu Man found an apartment near the school
The landlord is a relative of Li Yun, and she repeatedly told Xu Man not to tell the public that he is renting out the house, but to tell others that he is a relative who is borrowing the house
After all, renting a house is also illegal
The room is the unit welfare housing, a room and a hall is not big, but quite clean
The kitchen and toilet are shared, at the end of the corridor
The sofa in the living room was replaced by a single bed, and Xu Man and his mother slept in the bedroom
Xu Man went back to school, and because he saw Dongsheng every day, he was no longer in a state of panic
Millions of people return to school to attend remedial classes in preparation for the college entrance exam in two months
First Middle School canceled the labor classes and brought together the best teachers to help Xu Man and her students study
Originally, there were only a hundred students in Xu’s class With the news of the college entrance exams, there were a few more new students in the class every day
Married Xu Man was no longer a minority among her classmates
The age gap between classmates had also changed from four or five years to a dozen, and some of them had already become parents
All of them were overflowing with excitement, no one could have imagined that they would be able to go to college in their lifetime
It was a particularly legendary year, and one that changed the destiny of many people
Among them was Xu Man
When he first came back to this era, Xu Man thought that he would be the proud son of heaven, with so much knowledge beyond this era, he would be able to make a living in this era like in the novels
But in fact, she could only be a human being with her tail between her legs, and what she knew was either not allowed or could not be used
What she doesn’t know is farming and laboring, and she has to rely on that to make a living
The college entrance exam is also a way out for her, but not the only one
The original plan was to graduate from college in ’82, at which time she would go to the south to witness the era of opportunity that was said to be everywhere
But the plan was not as good as God’s plan
No matter how much she planned, she was always one step behind
December came quickly
As the day of the college entrance exams drew nearer and nearer, the whole school entered into a tense atmosphere of preparation for the exams
The advantage of renting a room in the neighborhood is also manifested
There’s heat, so you don’t have to worry about the cold
With electricity, you can stay up late at night to study
However, Xu Man seldom studied at night, wanting to save money
When Lu Yuanzheng left, he said he would arrange for her to receive money every month when he returned
But he’s been gone for half a year, and Xu Man hasn’t received a penny
The six hundred dollars in her hand only goes out, not in
Fixed monthly expenses, Dongsheng two dollars and a half, she eight dollars
Every time you send Dongsheng to the uncles even if you don’t give money, you have to pay about five dollars for cigarettes, alcohol, sugar and tea, snacks and fruit and vegetables
A month and a half spent thirty dollars
Dongsheng sick hospitalized for a week, plus hospitalization food and drink spent more than a hundred
Rent this house ten dollars a month, utility bills themselves, daily food and drink are also money
Between also promised to say the beginning of spring er lent Xu Wen three hundred, in this case, the hand can spend less and less money
Xu Wen sighed softly, thought it seems that this person always live around for money worries
We have to find a way to make money, otherwise if Lu Yuanzheng doesn’t come back for another year, she won’t even be able to support Dongsheng and herself without going to school, not to mention going to college
“Lu Yuanzheng, are you okay?” Xu Wen murmured softly
Volunteers are to be filled in before the college entrance exam
Many students simply do not know what it means and fill it out blindly with their eyes closed
Not to mention the world is so big, even the motherland is so big, they know only the county and city of the palm of the land, how do they know the name of the university before the name of the place is where?
They only know the capital city
The capital of the two universities is known to everyone, two thirds of the class enrolled
Including classmates in the eyes of the weathervane class president is also enrolled in one of them
Xu Man held back and held back, but still could not get past the conscience
The college entrance examination is the biggest opportunity for these people to change their destiny, and it shouldn’t be wasted in ignorance
Xu Man stood in the last row of the classroom, and on the back wall there was a large hand-drawn map
One by one, she popularized which are the good universities, which universities are good for entrance exams, and the provinces and cities where the universities are located
When Xu Wen finished, the class applauded with gratitude
“Wow! Ask, thank you! I’m not so confused when you say that You’ve just saved my life! If it wasn’t for you, I’d probably be bored to enroll in Peking University What kind of university do you think I’d go to with these grades? Isn’t that just eliminating the booking household?”
“That’s right In addition to the capital, there are so many good places in our country I love the sea, I want to go to the beach!”
“Ask you can help us a lot, I have to treat you to dinner at noon, you are my savior!”
“Right, right, right, treat me to dinner too”
“And me!”
Liu Rulan said sourly, “I don’t know where I heard this from, and you all believe it as soon as you say it!”
Shao Yue’s sharp ears heard the dislike back on the spot: “You do not believe that you continue to write the University of Northern China, but do not change the volunteer, changed you are a son of a bitch!”
“You’re the asshole!”
Li Yun pulled them both away, “Okay, what are you arguing about! We all know whether it’s true or not Rulan, Xu Man has saved us all in disguise, you can be ungrateful but don’t say this kind of unpleasant sour words We’ve been in the same dormitory for two years now, and we’re about to graduate and go our separate ways, so do we have to hold a grudge before we leave?”
Shao Yue hummed: “Don’t worry, I won’t hold a grudge It’s not worth it”
Liu Rulan also grunted and rolled her eyes as she walked away
Li Yun walked up to Xu Man and patted his arm, “Ask, you’re usually so unassuming, but you know so much!”
“That’s right, Xu Man, how do you know these things?”
Xu Man used the wording he’d thought of before opening his mouth, “Instructor Lu said it His comrades from all over the country, knowing that I’m going to college, told me what they knew after piecing it together”
Except for the newcomers, they all knew that Lu Yuanzheng was very knowledgeable and didn’t think much of it
“Alas! It feels like this life is going to be controlled by Instructor Lu You have to have Instructor Lu’s shadow even to go to college Okay! I propose that our class get together for a meal! Thank you, Instructor Lu! Thank Xu Man, it’s also a graduation dinner”
“Agreed!”
“I disagree!”
The students turned their heads at the sound, but it was the principal
The principal waved his hand to signal everyone to be quiet: “I’m not against your gathering, but not today I just passed by and heard this student ” The principal pointed to Xu Qiang, “speak very well! I think not only your class, but the whole school needs the lesson you taught Tonight, I will organize the whole class, can you speak again”
Xu Wen hesitated briefly or shook his head, “I’m sorry, Principal Can you reschedule it for tomorrow morning? My son is still waiting for me at home”
Principal: “”
“You bring your son and I’ll bring him to you, and you’ll be in charge of the class, okay?”
What else could Xu Man say?
That evening another popularization of the application guide was given to the whole school
Comrade Lu Yuanzheng’s image in the minds of the teachers and students of No 1 Middle School had grown quite a bit taller!
“Instructor Lu is awesome!”
“Instructor Lu knows a lot!”
“If I fail the college entrance exams I’ll join the army!”
Far out at sea, Lu Yuanzheng sneezed twice in a row, rubbed his itchy nose, and mumbled, “Who misses me?!”
Above the vast ocean, a fishing boat splits a straight line across the waves with a quart speed of lightning
This searching fishing boat was a camouflaged battleship, and Lu Yuanzheng and his company were all on this boat
At the moment, Lu Yuanzheng and a few of them were on the deck
Xue Jue happened to be next to Lu Yuanzheng, and when he heard this, he teased him, “Company Lu, is it that your sister-in-law misses you?”
“Sister-in-law?” The instructor next to him was very surprised when he heard this, and touched Lu Yuanzheng with his arm, “Aren’t you a bachelor? Where did you get a daughter-in-law?”
Lu Yuanzheng and Xue Jue, a few of them arrived at the company just in time to catch up with the army to leave in full gear, hurriedly followed the collection away, the company’s people are also scattered to the various ships, to the big collection today, has not had the opportunity to talk about family life
The battle for the island is very tough, scheduled to finish in two months, the result is because of the third party countries involved in some accidents, to the end of the battle for the island now
Hearing his comrades mention Xu Wen, Lu Yuanzheng’s eyes became a little far away, took the cigarette from behind his ear and put it under his nose to smell it, and said carelessly: “Where else can it come from? Married!”
Xue Jue snorted, “Lu Lian, you’re pulling your punches! You call that marrying? You ran off before the wedding even started!”
Lu Yuanzheng let out a snort and kicked Xue Jue with his leg, “Then I’m done with the wedding too!”
That’s what he said, but in his heart he was also thinking about it
Xu Wen’s girl looks self-reliant, I wonder if she’ll cry?
Dongsheng that bear child also do not know whether to listen?
I don’t know if they still have enough money to spend?
Said to raise their mother and son, the results of a place was pulled out to fight, nothing to do!
The instructor said, “You came back on your wedding day?”
“No? Sister-in-law is so pretty that she just doesn’t have the eyes to go to our road company!” Xue Jue tsked in disgust
“After this fight, why don’t you bring your sister-in-law to see her?” The instructor said casually, “Don’t say that! Dongsheng always feels like something’s missing when he’s gone, and it’s kind of cold”
Lu Yuanzheng sniffed the cigarette and then nodded his head and replied, “En”
If he can come back alive!
“No, you don’t have this cigarette behind your ear for several days, how come I only see you sniffing but not smoking? Quit smoking?”
Lu Yuanzheng said quietly, “The money is all used to marry a daughter-in-law, there is no money to buy cigarettes”
“Che!” The instructor didn’t believe me, “You didn’t have a chance to buy new cigarette cases in the war, did you?”
Lu Yuanzheng raised his eyebrows and didn’t retort
It was true that he didn’t have the money, and it was also true that he didn’t have the time to buy them
He left all his money with Xu Man, and when he arrived at the place, he was brought out to fight the war, and most of the time he was floating on the sea, so how could he have time to buy cigarettes?
This cigarette was the last one he had on him, and he really didn’t want to smoke it
The instructor felt in his pocket and pulled out half a box of cigarettes and threw it to Lu Yuanzheng: “Picked them up on the island, foreign cigarettes, I don’t know if you can get used to smoking them?”
“Thanks!” Lu Yuanzheng took the cigarettes and stood up on the deck to light one
There wasn’t even half a starlight in the vast night, and the darkness was desperate
The instructor patted the dust on his buttocks and stood beside Lu Yuanzheng: “The war will start in a little while, if it’s fast, it will be over when the sun comes out!”
Lu Yuanzheng nodded, opened his arms and compared outwards, “When we take this archipelago, our coastline can be pushed outward by a hundred and sixty kilometers!”
“That’s why it’s worth it even if we really have to give up our lives here!”
Lu Yuanzheng gave the instructor a sideways glance, “Do you still want to see my daughter-in-law? If you want to, then take back such demoralizing words! We’ll all be back!”
“That’s right! I’m really not happy to leave like this!” Instructor grunted: “You kid everywhere on my head, I find a daughter-in-law earlier than you would have been quite happy, but I am engaged, you kid quietly take a vacation to get married Not earlier than you have children I really can’t swallow this breath”
The instructor’s words just fell, a whistle sounded in the night sky
Lu Yuanzheng and the instructor’s face sank at the same time
Lu Yuanzheng took big steps towards the cabin, “Gather the whole company, get into the small boats and prepare for a beach landing!”